September 2004

Thursday, September 30, 2004

It's funny I've had a lot going on and a lot to report, but I've been too darn busy to sit down and write about it. Isn't that just the way blogging is? You can pontificate endlessly on the most mundane details of the most boringly simple days, and then when you've got exciting things going on, you just can't give the post the attention you need.

Monday, September 27, 2004

I have gotten used to lamenting that there is "nothing good on TV" and that all the fall premiere stuff is mostly junk.

But this year, something different is going on. There is actually some good shows coming up. I'm already hooked on "Jack & Bobby." The show lives up to its promise.

I can't wait to see "Desperate Housewives." Not sure I'm gonna like their take on suburban housewives as "desperate" but it at least it looks "fun." I'm hoping for a really good adult soap opera like we used to be able to enjoy (Knots Landing/Dynasty) before 90210 revealed the Tween Demographic to broadcasters and they decided we should watch only watch soaps with good-looking underage kids.

Wednesday, September 22, 2004

The new school year is off with its usual bang. I took a miserable-looking Olivia to the doctor's yesterday after school and was told she has a sinus infection. What a way to start the new year.

This may explain why Olivia fell asleep so early at her own sleepover. In fact, last Friday I let her skip soccer practice because her allergies were making her miserable and she seemed to be wheezing a bit.

Wednesday, September 15, 2004

Although, I must admit, THIS was also enchanting, and I mean magically enchanting in a "I can't take my eyes off of this" way. I guess some people just have a star quality -- and that's what separates the movie star from the regular thespian.

Monday, September 13, 2004

BTW: She still loves playing with my video equipment and she thinks she's a director. So for her birthday, I bought her a mini-mini camcorder from Target so that she can make her own movies without asking to use my expensive equipment.

Saturday, September 11, 2004

It's been three years now since that tragic day that our country was attacked.

I feel profoundly sad still about what happened. And yet, today, I realize how lucky we are. We got up today and went to our kids first soccer games of the season. Later we will head over to Rutgers for the football game. It is a normal, ordinary Saturday and for that we are lucky. It's hard to imagine that we are still embroiled in a war so very far away.

Wednesday, September 08, 2004

So I finally got around to watching Sex and the City on TBS -- otherwise known as the laundered version of the hit show. I have to say that at the end of the episode I was surprised. I was like, "Well that works just as well without the racier language and the nudity."

Tuesday, September 07, 2004

Jared started kindergarten today. The good thing is that he is staying at Home Away from Home Academy rather than going to the public school, so it didn't seem so big and scary. Plus it is familiar, and most of the students were in his Pre-K class last year. And I got to meet his teacher and walk around his classroom right away, rather than having to wait until Back-to-School Night.

Sunday, September 05, 2004

We drove up the banks on the old Raritan yesterday for the season kick-off game, Rutgers vs. Michigan State. It was really hot and more crowded than any game we've ever gone to in Scarlet Knight history. We later found out that there were over 42,000 fans (including James Gandolfini and Phil Simms) crammed into the stadium (a new record for Rutgers).

But it was exciting and the football team played well and had an amazing victory -- and the fans stormed the field -- including my husband and two little ones. Wow, for a minute, we almost felt like we might have a "real football team" this year.